{"id":7353,"date":"2016-08-15T15:56:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=7353"},"modified":"2016-09-06T15:57:23","modified_gmt":"2016-09-06T20:57:23","slug":"a-history-of-effective-responses-to-regional-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/a-history-of-effective-responses-to-regional-disasters\/","title":{"rendered":"A History of Effective Responses to Regional Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a community foundation for the Greater New Orleans region, it is our role to respond to both the short and long-term needs of the community. The Foundation\u2019s intimate knowledge of the region and its nonprofits makes us well-positioned to connect donors to organizations that provide the resources our communities need after a disaster.<\/p>\n

The Greater New Orleans Foundation has played a critical role in response to regional disasters including:<\/p>\n

Disaster Recovery Fund: 2016 Flooding in southeast Louisiana<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As you may have seen on the news, our region has been devastated by historic floods, forcing tens of thousands of our neighbors, friends, and family members into temporary shelters, with thousands more waiting to be rescued. While it\u2019s too early to know the full extent of the damage caused by the recent flooding, we do know that there will be long-term rebuilding needs of many communities located throughout rural Louisiana.<\/p>\n

The Greater New Orleans Foundation is making grants to local nonprofits on the ground, feeding and sheltering flood victims, rescuing animals from flooded shelters, and rescuing stranded people from their homes \u2013 but the funds available to do this work are no match for the need.<\/p>\n

At the Greater New Orleans Foundation, we have experience in administering emergency and long term rebuilding funds that benefit the region. As you consider your philanthropic response to the recent devastation in southeast Louisiana, please consider us a sound partner to steward your investment in our community.<\/p>\n

For more information or to make a contribution, please contact Erin McQuade Wright, VP\u00a0of donor relations, (504) 598-1291 or erin@gnof.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2012 Hurricane Isaac Fund<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hurricane Isaac in 2012 caused devastating floods in communities in Plaquemines Parish and St. John Parish and left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without electricity. Within days, the Foundation granted $372,000 from the Hurricane Isaac Relief Fund to 31 organizations providing basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, water, and ice to residents of seven parishes.<\/p>\n

2010 Oil Spill Fund<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Hours after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010, the Greater New Orleans Foundation responded by opening the Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund. Responses came from all over the world, totaling over a million dollars in contributions. Grants were made to meet short term and long term needs.<\/p>\n

2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The combined hurricanes cost $150 billion in damage to our region. The unprecedented federal commitment of $45 billion in rebuilding funds, combined with $25 billion in private insurance claims, covered only a fraction of the cost of rebuilding, but philanthropy helped fill the gap.<\/p>\n